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Jesse Randzio’s Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset

Imagine walking through the woods of Dorset on a blistery, snowy day and coming across Jesse Randzio's amazing eco-capsule - it's green, made from local materials, sits in a nest of netting that doubles as a ladder, and there's even an up-cycled stove (and chimney) inside that can boil water for a cup of tea! Jesse used an AV Custerson Award to conduct a month-long workshop in Hooke Park with 12 students from the Architectural Association. The ultimate low-impact woodland retreat, "A Separate Place", is the result of that collaboration.

This futuristic clam-shaped vessel is made from western red cedar planks taken from timber felled in Hooke Park forest. All other materials, including the copper rivets that hold the shell together, the copper trim, and the stove and chimney were sourced locally. In order to learn the necessary boat building and rigging techniques, the students took lessons from experts from industries in the nearby community.

“A Separate Place” appears to float in an iron-trimmed netting that is suspended with cables from the nearest trees. As a result of this adaptable construction, which ensures that the pod has virtually no environmental impact, the retreat sways ever so gently in the wind – kind of like the clinker boat after which it was modeled. As many as a dozen people have been able to huddle around the 4.5 square meter capsule, so it’s super sturdy. Thanks to the stove, this amazing woodland retreat can be enjoyed any time of the year!

One thought on “Jesse Randzio’s Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset”

This is amazing! where exactly is this? I am from the U.S. and would love to stay here sometime.

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Jesse Randzio's Amazing Eco-Capsule is a Hanging Tree-Nest in Dorset

Imagine walking through the woods of Dorset on a blistery, snowy day and coming across Jesse Randzio's amazing eco-capsule - it's green, made from local materials, sits in a nest of netting that doubles as a ladder, and there's even an up-cycled stove a

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Imagine walking through the woods of Dorset on a blistery, snowy day and coming across Jesse Randzio's amazing eco-capsule - it's green, made from local materials, sits in a nest of netting that doubles as a ladder, and there's even an up-cycled stove (and chimney) inside that can boil water for a cup of tea! Jesse used an AV Custerson Award to conduct a month-long workshop in Hooke Park with 12 students from the Architectural Association. The ultimate low-impact woodland retreat, "A Separate Place", is the result of that collaboration.

This beautiful eco-capsule is suspended in a nest of netting in Dorset

A Separate Place by Jesse Randzio

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This beautiful eco-capsule is suspended in a nest of netting in Dorset

The brainchild of Jesse Randzio, "A Separate Place" is the result of a month-long woodland workshop

A Separate Place by Jesse Randzio

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The brainchild of Jesse Randzio, "A Separate Place" is the result of a month-long woodland workshop

12 students from the Architectural Association in the UK helped with the project

A Separate Place by Jesse Randzio

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12 students from the Architectural Association in the UK helped with the project

The team learned proper boat building and rigging techniques, which were applied to the floating capsule

A Separate Place by Jesse Randzio

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The team learned proper boat building and rigging techniques, which were applied to the floating capsule

It is made from locally sourced materials

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It is made from locally sourced materials

The interior is warm and spacious

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The interior is warm and spacious

Copper rivets keep the shell in place there is a steel chimney

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Copper rivets keep the shell in place there is a steel chimney

Modeled after a clinker boat, the pod is made with western red cedar planks

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Modeled after a clinker boat, the pod is made with western red cedar planks

Copper trim was also sourced locally

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Copper trim was also sourced locally

The timber was felled in the nearby woods

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The timber was felled in the nearby woods

This project as zero footprint

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This project as zero footprint

The netting is suspended from the trees with tensile cables

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The netting is suspended from the trees with tensile cables

This amazing retreat can be enjoyed year-round

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This amazing retreat can be enjoyed year-round

It is 4.5 square meters and sturdy!

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It is 4.5 square meters and sturdy!

And thanks to the adaptable construction, the pod sways ever so gently in the wind!

A Separate Place by Jesse Randzio

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And thanks to the adaptable construction, the pod sways ever so gently in the wind!